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Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Modou Barrow 13' Y
Y 45' Luke Chambers
Y 86' Jordan Spence

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Reading FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Millwall FC H 3–1 W
06 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Reading FC A 2–2 D
03 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
06 Oct Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Reading FC is hosting Ipswich Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Gwion Edwards has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
  • 7' What composure from Yakou Meite! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 11' What a strike from Freddie Sears! The score is 1-2.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Modou Barrow will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bartosz Bialkowski made 363 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Luke Chambers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Andy Rinomhota as he leaves the pitch. Garath McCleary steps in for Reading FC.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 56' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Jordan Roberts is replaced by Kayden Jackson.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Lambert will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Jordan Spence, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for John Swift. He replaces John O'Shea on 77 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Daniel Rowe comes on to replace Freddie Sears.
  • 83' Marc McNulty is replacing Liam Kelly for the Reading FC side.
  • 84' Yakou Meite makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 86' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC46% Draw25% Ipswich Town FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
54%
Reading FC or Ipswich Town FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC34% Draw42% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.